deal
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
How often you will meet it
Rank 594 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 32,790 times across 191,579 chapters — 0.016% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
verb
- act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression also: cover, treat, handle, plow, address This book deals with incestThe course covered all of Western Civilization
- take into consideration for exemplifying purposes also: consider, take, look at Take the case of ChinaConsider the following case
- take action with respect to (someone or something) How are we going to deal with this problem?The teacher knew how to deal with these lazy students
- succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available also: cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple We got by on just a gallon of gasThey made do on half a loaf of bread every day
- administer or bestow, as in small portions also: distribute, administer, mete out, parcel out, lot, dispense administer critical remarks to everyone presentdole out some money
- do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood also: sell, trade She deals in goldThe brothers sell shoes
deal in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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This would really help both you and your son a great deal.
Cornelli · Johanna Spyri · Chapter 1
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They are given to hiding a great deal, but the father in them can not be hid.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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This occasioned a great deal of pains and trouble to me, before I could make it firm and durable.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1
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She had been thinking a good deal about her dress--this particular faithful one which she had already worn through a twelvemonth.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
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It is a silly habit, I dare say, but somehow it seems to bring a great deal of romance into one’s life.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1